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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Missler Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

88Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2019Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Missler

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Missler route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1692019-5%1978
DickcisselCardinalidae1222019+37%1978
Horned LarkAlaudidae1122019+58%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae1042019+31%1978
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae812019-63%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae632019+12%1978
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae49201918×2007
KilldeerCharadriidae392019+167%1978
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae392019-43%1978
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae372016+514%1988
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae302019+510%1979
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae24201912×1992
Black TernLaridae232003+360%1978
Western KingbirdTyrannidae212019-42%1978
House SparrowPasseridae202019-82%1978
European StarlingSturnidae192019-29%1978
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae142018+300%1985
American RobinTurdidae132019+833%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102019+91%1978
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae102019-87%1978
American AvocetRecurvirostridae82009+11%1984
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62016+60%1978
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae51986+37%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52019-62%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52019+0%1978
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae52019+100%1981
MallardAnatidae42019-63%1978
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42019-29%1979
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42019+40%1985
Rock PigeonColumbidae32018-50%1983
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32019-8%1978
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32019-67%1978
Lark BuntingPasserellidae32019-85%1978
Purple MartinHirundinidae31998+33%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae31985+200%1975
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae31985+200%1977
American CootRallidae32009+200%1978
American KestrelFalconidae32008+25%1980
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae32019+200%2001
Gray CatbirdMimidae32001+200%1980

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.